Local news in San Luis Obispo County including San Miguel, Paso Robles, Shandon, Templeton, Atascadero, Santa Margarita, San Luis Obispo, Avila Beach, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria, Pismo Beach, Arroyo Grande, Santa Maria, and other cities along the Central Coast of California.
San Luis Obispo county reports 144 new cases of the coronavirus manifesting over the weekend. There are currently 426 active cases of the virus. 411 are recovering at home. 15 are hospitalized, 4 in ICU. Since March, 1644 have got the virus in San Luis Obispo county. That’s out of a population of 285 thousand…
The San Luis Obispo county sheriff’s department is trying to find out whose foot was discovered by a bicyclist Sunday near Santa Rita road in Templeton. The sheriff’s department describes the remains as “suspicious in nature.” But they say it’s too early to determine if foul play is involved. The coroners office and sheriff’s major…
Tonight, the Paso Robles planning commission will look at the Beechwood specific plan. They’ll consider general plan and zoning code amendments. The Beechwood plan calls for 911 residential unites and about 63 acres of park on the east side of Paso Robles. Tonight’s planning commission meeting is a virtual meeting. You can hear it live…
Morning clouds becoming mostly sunny this afternoon, high’s in the low 90’s. Westerly winds 15-25 miles per hour. Overnight, mostly cloudy with lows in the mid 50’s. Westerly winds at 10-20 mph. Tomorrow, mostly sunny after morning clouds, highs in the mid 90’s. SW winds 15-25 miles per hour tomorrow. The extended forecast calls for…
The women’s NBA season began Saturday. It opened with players walking off the court before the National Anthem was played. Players for the Seattle Storm and New York Liberty dropped their basketballs and walked off the court to the locker room in support of black lives matter before the National Anthem. They wore warm ups…
Fundraising at Cal Poly sets a new record for the state university system. Poly raised more than $830 million dollars over the past eight years. The original goal was $500 million. Then readjusted to $700 million by 2021. That goal was met, so Poly is ending the fundraising campaign. What will they do with the…
Remember the Avila fire in mid-June. That fire burned 400 acres of vegetation and threatened a number of homes. Fire officials say that fire was intentionally started in a creek bed adjacent to Avila Beach drive. It was started about 70 feet from the road. The fire spread quickly though the Pismo Beach and Shell…
In Atascadero, a drive-up burger barbecue tomorrow afternoon in the parking lot next to the chamber of commerce. And as you might imagine, the Central Coast Roller Derby team will be on roller skates, delivering your burgers. The Jammers will do the delivery. The blockers will help keep the roadway clear, throwing elbows and knees…
Protests continue in San Luis Obispo. They held a demonstration Saturday afternoon at the county courthouse. The peaceful demonstration was promoted as a “silent sit-in for black lives.” That was the fourth consecutive demonstration in four days. San Luis Obispo mayor Heidi Harmon’s son was not there. He is reportedly protesting in Portland where the…
In an effort to appease black lives matters, the Cal State University board of trustees votes to implement new ethnic studies courses. Trustees voting 13-5 last week to replace one of the three unit social science requirements with a class in Native American, African American, Asian American or Latino studies. The new guidelines would also…
